Transit Museum shows Antonio Masi watercolors, hosts two family workshops
The Transit Museum’s summer show is “The Golden Age of Bridges,” and it features Antonio Masi’s dramatic paintings of…
May 30, 2012-
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BHS Beer Gardens Begin Tomorrow
The Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton), begins its series of summer beer gardens on the patio in front of the historic building tomorrow evening (Thursday, May 31) from 6:00 to 8:00, with music by “one of Brooklyn’s hottest folk bands”, The Tres Amigos. (Shouldn’t that be Los Tres Amigos? No; they […]
May 30, 2012
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Touring the Ships at Piers 7 and 8
Yesterday your correspondent went to Piers 7 and 8 to view the ships docked there as part of OpSail 2012 and Fleet Week. Docked abreast at the foot of Pier 8 were the topsail schooners Etoile (left) and La Belle Poule, training ships for the French Navy. Behind them was the Armada de Mexico’s tall […]
May 29, 2012
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Tuesday May 29: Cobble Hill Association 2012 Spring Meeting
The Cobble Hill Association will hold its Spring 2012 General Meeting and Reception on Tuesday May 29. A reception will precede the meeting at 6 p.m., with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m. The place: Christ Church at the corner of Clinton and Kane Streets. A new slate of officers for the CHA’s executive board […]
May 28, 2012
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Cobble Hill Association Honors Two For Community Service
The Cobble Hill Association will honor two historians at its annual spring meeting on Tuesday May 29. Local historian Francis Marrone and dedicated preservationist Christabel Gough will be receiving CHA’s annual “Cobble Hill Hero Awards.” Park Slope resident Marrone (pictured) has offered numerous tours over the years, while working to develop a “History Wiki” for […]
May 28, 2012
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Third-Annual Brooklyn Bridge Birthday Celebration At Brooklyn Tattoo May 27
How’d you like the Brooklyn Bridge generously sprawled across your back? The third-annual Brooklyn Bridge Birthday celebration will do the honors for you on Sunday May 27, 1-7 p.m., at the Brooklyn Tattoo & Urban Folk Art Gallery in Cobble Hill. To commemorate the 129th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge, a group art show and […]
May 21, 2012
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Booze & Books: NYC Lit Crawl Coming To Brooklyn For First Time May 19
The Brooklyn Lit Crawl beer-and-book festival, which stumbles through 13 Cobble Hill, Carroll Garden and Brooklyn Heights venues on Saturday May 19, 6-8 p.m., will comprise cocktails, trivia contests, book readings and special events along the way. Venues include Zombie Hut (273 Smith Street), Knit Lit (253 Smith), People’s Republic of Brooklyn (247 Smith), BookCourt […]
May 13, 2012
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NY Food Book Fair
The first New York Book Fair opened today at the brand-new Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, and continues tomorrow and…
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Saturday, May 12: ‘Families First Spring Carnival’ In Cobble Hill
A petting zoo, rides, merry-go-round, dancing and plenty of eats will highlight the 2012 Families First Brooklyn Spring Carnival in Cobble Hill, Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event takes places on Baltic Street between Clinton and Court streets. Rides are $2 apiece and an all-day pass is $25, benefitting the […]
May 2, 2012
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Carroll Gardens ‘Court Street Brooklyn Festival’ This Sunday, May 6!
The annual Court Street “Brooklyn” Festival takes place this Sunday, May 6, in Carroll Gardens, from Union Street to 9th Street, comprising about 200 vendors. The event includes kiddie rides, live entertainment, music and more street eats than there are kernels of corn on a cob. The Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
May 2, 2012
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